Catelano de Rossi

Catelano de Rossi (1096-) was a nobleman of Milan.

Biography
Catelano de Rossi was the second son of Bernardo de Rossi and his wife Maria, and the younger brother of Puccio de Rossi. Catelano was born in the same year that his father was killed in the Siege of Cagliari by the Norman Kingdom of Sicily, and he was raised in the city of Milan, where his family originated. Catelano became Governor of Milan at the age of 16 in 1112, and was chosen as the heir apparent to his uncle Duke Cristoforo de Rossi, owing to his being well-spoken and to his already-great and untried command skills. He was made Count as soon as he came of age, and stepped over his mentally-ill older brother Puccio.